Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Sold by Swedbank AB

Swedbank AB lowered its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 6.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 633,469 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 43,717 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned 0.09% of Welltower worth $125,243,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Leonteq Securities AG lifted its holdings in Welltower by 92.3% in the 1st quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 124.6% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WELL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Mizuho set a $239.00 price target on Welltower in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $254.00 target price for the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $233.50.

Welltower Stock Performance

NYSE:WELL opened at $237.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $167.61 billion, a PE ratio of 117.54, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.77. Welltower Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.53 and a 1 year high of $239.11. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $204.14.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm’s revenue was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 146.53%.

Welltower Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower’s assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company’s property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.